They're going to offer him whatever he wants - they'll move heaven and earth to keep him. Hopefully he stays for at least another year.

I don't think Russ as a first option can win you a title either - he's too inefficient. But they had to keep him. Trading him the year after KD left? Trading the MVP?! OKC would have been burned to the ground!

I say play it out with these guys for as long as you can. Maybe that's only this season? Who knows? PG maybe...

So what did the Cavs get in the end for Kyrie? A couple of bit players, helping the Celtics get much stronger in their conference and helping the Lakers free up enough cap space to potentially make a play for Lebron? Seems like a good trade.

So what did the Cavs get in the end for Kyrie? A couple of bit players, helping the Celtics get much stronger in their conference and helping the Lakers free up enough cap space to potentially make a play for Lebron? Seems like a good trade.

The Cavs still have that Nets pick, no? I think that was the point of the trade from the Cavs perspective, to get a high pick in a purportedly great draft so that if Bron leaves they can rebuild.

Not in love with what the Kings did here. Only managed to get a 2020 2nd round pick out of the Hill deal (pretty much everything else is filler) and dumped a current marginal prospect to do so. They did clear some cap space, but the problem is that it's a small market franchise that is widely viewed as a dumpster fire so it's hard to attract free agents. They needed to take on some albatross contracts in exchange for young assets or better picks. Vlade still thinks he can get good free agents to sign with Sac and under his regime that looks basically impossible.

Not in love with what the Kings did here. Only managed to get a 2020 2nd round pick out of the Hill deal (pretty much everything else is filler) and dumped a current marginal prospect to do so. They did clear some cap space, but the problem is that it's a small market franchise that is widely viewed as a dumpster fire so it's hard to attract free agents. They needed to take on some albatross contracts in exchange for young assets or better picks. Vlade still thinks he can get good free agents to sign with Sac and under his regime that looks basically impossible.

Not in love with what the Kings did here. Only managed to get a 2020 2nd round pick out of the Hill deal (pretty much everything else is filler) and dumped a current marginal prospect to do so. They did clear some cap space, but the problem is that it's a small market franchise that is widely viewed as a dumpster fire so it's hard to attract free agents. They needed to take on some albatross contracts in exchange for young assets or better picks. Vlade still thinks he can get good free agents to sign with Sac and under his regime that looks basically impossible.

Not many teams have cap space for next season, I think?

You might be able to get someone decent...

That much is true. We shall see. I have very little faith in Vlade as a GM.

I've watched a few Lakers games this year. Larry Nance Jr and Jordan Clarkson are just the types of players the Cavaliers need.

I'm a bit surprised the Cavs traded Wade, but I have a feeling his presence in the Cavs was creating some of the trouble. JR Smith is very lucky he wasn't traded out, as he's been one of the worst culprits at the Cavs.

You're a braver man than me. NBA is like the NRL. Most teams can beat the other on any given day.

Not big amounts $5- $10 multis. I stopped for a few weeks when the results got really crazy. In Oz you have to pay $600 to add NBA package to your Fox subscription. Alternatively you could just open a Sportsbet online account and watch every game live for free.